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Congress Agrees on Multi-Year Flood Insurance Extension, Reforms
Jun 29 2012 // The U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive bill on Friday combining funding for transportation programs, low-interest student loans, and the National Flood Insurance Program. On a 373-52 vote, the House sent the...
N.Y. Health Plans Continue as U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Obama Law
Jun 29 2012 // State health officials are moving forward with plans to establish an insurance exchange intended to extend coverage to some 2.7 million New Yorkers without it. In April, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order to...
Louisiana Officials’ Reaction to Health Ruling Mostly Negative
Jun 29 2012 // Louisiana officials weighed on the June 28 Supreme Court ruling upholding President Barack Obama’s health care law. A look at some of the comments: Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican: “Today’s decision is a...
Oklahoma’s Delegation Reacts to Health Care Ruling
Jun 29 2012 // Republican members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation are decrying the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the federal health care law. U.S. Rep Tom Cole says the court has spoken — and it’s up...
Former Fugitive Doctor in U.S. Custody, Facing Fraud
Jun 29 2012 // A doctor who spent a dozen years on the run from federal fraud charges in Illinois has been returned to the United States from Peru. Sixty-five-year-old Dr. Juan Rios was arraigned in federal court in East St....
Devall to Lead London Business for Crawford’s U.S. Property/Casualty Unit
Jun 29 2012 // Longtime London market executive James B. Devall has joined Crawford & Co. in its Dallas office to lead the company’s London-fronted business in the U.S. As vice president and managing director of London program...
Fitch: U.S. Healthcare Ratings Already Incorporate Healthcare Ruling
Jun 29 2012 // Fitch’s ratings said its U.S. healthcare ratings already incorporate an expectation of full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and thus there are no changes to ratings as a result...
Drought Brings Back Memories of 1988 Crop Losses
Jun 29 2012 // Just one year ago Jeff Scates saw the worst flooding on his southern Illinois farmland since 1937. Today, Scates is watching his corn fields shrivel from the driest season in 24 years. “We’ve gone from one...
US Grants Iran Sanctions Exceptions to China, Singapore
Jun 29 2012 // The United States gave China a six-month reprieve from Iran financial sanctions on Thursday, avoiding a diplomatic spat with a country whose support it needs to try to quell violence in Syria and rein in Tehran’s...
Jones Praises Supreme Court, Calls for Health Rate Reviews
Jun 28 2012 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday to uphold the Affordable Care Act – and he took the opportunity to state his support for health rate hike reviews...
Texas Construction Company to Pay $10.5M to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit
Jun 28 2012 // Federal regulators reported that a North Texas-based construction company will pay more than $10 million to settle disability discrimination allegations related to the construction of multi-family housing. The U.S....
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Review Louisiana Citizens’ Case
Jun 28 2012 // The nation’s highest court won’t review rulings that require Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort to pay an estimated $110 million to individuals whose claims were not timely addressed after...
Reactions to Healthcare Ruling Coming In; What’s Yours?
Jun 28 2012 // Industry and other reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have been coming in. Readers are encouraged to offer their own reactions in Comments...
Supreme Court to Deliver Obama Healthcare Ruling
Jun 28 2012 // The U.S. Supreme Court is set to deliver on Thursday its ruling on President Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare overhaul, his signature domestic policy achievement, in a historic case that could hand him a huge triumph...
Catlin Names Huebel CEO of Canadian Unit, Other Executive Changes
Jun 28 2012 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited announced that David Huebel will take over as CEO of Catlin Canada, effective July 3. Catlin Canada is the Group’s Canadian underwriting hub, headquartered in Toronto with...
Today’s Supreme Court Healthcare Ruling: Possible Scenarios, Effects
Jun 28 2012 // The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on President Barack Obama’s 2010 healthcare law, expected on Thursday, may have wide-ranging political and economic implications. Here is a look at possible scenarios for...
Baldor Electric to Pay $2M to Settle Bias Investigation
Jun 27 2012 // Fort Smith, Ark.-based Baldor Electric Co. has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a discrimination allegation by the U.S. Labor Department, but the company denied bias in its hiring practices. The Labor Department alleged...
The Hartford Enhances Sales Support For Small Business Benefit Brokers
Jun 27 2012 // A new team at The Hartford is offering specialized services for benefits brokers, in order to meet the changing needs of small business owners and their employees. The Hartford recently launched a small business center...
Strong Regulatory Systems Recognize Global Differences
Jun 27 2012 // Insurance markets have evolved over the years to become increasingly global, interconnected, and convergent — a trend that will undoubtedly continue in years to come. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
P/C Insurers Profits Rose to $10.1B in Q1
Jun 27 2012 // Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes rose to $10.1 billion in first-quarter 2012 from $7.8 billion in first-quarter 2011, with insurers’ overall profitability as measured by their...
